Not quite IN your living room, but pretty darn close. If you close your eyes while listening to this, you'd swear it was Jojo performing at your house, a strange, but unique concept. This recording surfaced as an acetate which are generally produced in very low quantity and often had hand written labels. It may have been made possibly for a promo or Jonathan was using this format much like recording to a cassette tape recorder. The intimacy of this recording makes it very charming and his loose performance is reminiscent to a practice in a bedroom or living room, hence these recordings became known as the Living Room Demos (aka: 74 Acetates). The music fills the gap between Richman's break-up from the Modern Lovers and post-76, the new version of the Modern Lovers. While some of the songs are fragments and some are repeated, this recording has some great songs still on it and offers an early look at Jonathan's unaffected child-like approach to performing that he started to embrace at this time and continued with throughout his career.
JONATHAN RICHMAN
The Living Room Demos (1974)
I Feel Alright
Veil Of Cold
Crazy Little Mama
I See Your Light
Falling In Love Must Be Two Way
Awkward Love
Song Of Remembrance For Old Girlfriends
Hey There Little Insect
Goin' Home
Guitar Doodle No.1
Touch Me If You Want
Do You Believe In Magic
It Will Stand
Chat And Guitar Doodle No. 2
Let's Take The Long Way Home
Young And In Love
Just Wanna' Be Young
Government Center
Do de do do
Little Latin Lupe Lu
Winters Get Hard In New England
Song Of Remembrance For Old Girlfriends (LA Version)
Twist And Shout
Willie And The Hand Jive
Trip To The Sea
JONATHAN RICHMAN- Living Room Demos. rar
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